New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-10
STERNE CHITTENDENS MENTAL TROUBLE.
CONFINED All BELLEVUE HosPlTAL-HIs NAGARlEs |
ABOUT ELECTRICITY.

CONFINED All BELLEVUE HOsPITAL-HIS FAGARlEs
ABOUT ELECTRICITY.
sterne Chi,tondcn well known lawyer OF this city WHO
has his office at 1917 Broadway. Is supposed 10y his
friends 10 be insane on Friday he was taken before
Jndge Smith at the Yorkye Police Court and at the In
stance of his brother the Rev DR.. r. L. Chittenden. or
Paradise Penn. committed to Bellevue for five days
The necessary proceedings arc being taken 10 nave
commissioners in lunay ascertain his real mental state
and IL necessary. him TO the Flushing Asylum
for an indefinite period.
It's said by some Of his friends that about ten years
ago he was confined in insane asylum at Columbus
Ohio for short time and recently was an Inmate oil
Blooming dae Asylum for month lie has been hard
worker at bis profession. being specialist on TAX laws
and excessive application 10 business IA supposed 10 De
the cause of his trouble He has also lost money by IN
yestments In electrical inventions. and curious feature
of his mania IL his constant discussion Win any ana
eyery one who will listen him OF the marvels OF cleo
tricity Ho supposes himself to be charged with the
electric fluid. says that he has a galvanic battery
tn his stomach and takes great delight In ADMINS
trang imaginary shOcks t. his acquaintance by touch
ing them tips OF his fingers This bas been go
ing on for 80 ne time In harmless way and his friends
thought that It was than exaggerated eccen
tcity long he appeared sane on other subjects
they treated his remarks as joke and en-.
deavored TO evade the subject OF electricity
The disease grown rapidly however during the last
two weeks. until wIsou Jones' gentleman with whom
fhe Rev Dr. Chtlenden last week that his brother could
no longer DO lrit to his control with safety.
On January he regis cred AT the AlDemarie hoteL
Tapping the clerk the shoulder he said " I've been
badly treated by the hoel-keepers OF New-f0rk Now
II came IN and asked ctlly Tor accopiloda
tons and picked club and laid me Out WIN
I'd have redress You don't do that, but the minute
he'd hOtekeepers turn your in1crhai electr
ty ali into NY room iii 1t makes my brain whir and
cannot sleep; but tor that have redress. 49,
The clerk assured him that 30 electricity would De
turned into his room aud he went to bed About mid
pixhi he came stairs vowng that all the electricity
Ia the house had leen turned into his ROOM lie rt Tie
Albemare that nigh and visited other hotels IN turn
but In all them got into difficulties with the pfopi1e
IN the dining-r uOms anu vestibaes by addressing
them has favOrit6 subject laIhlnB III
o wild and incoberent maher which frightened them
At Holman House he offended so many people VINO
condition vi intoxlcatio tht ne mao
his elder brother. the Rev Dr. Chttenden. who acted
as General Swayues chaplain during the war, ald Is
highly respect where he ves arrived IN New York on
"Wednesday accompanied by his brother-in-aw Colonel
George wOOGfod nitcd States Army of Phiiadepnia
They went 70 the James Hotel where they secured
roouIs also Tor Mr. Chteuden They theu ted 70 per
suade him to enter All asylum foT time, 10 get the
peoled and tor recovery This ne refused 10
do, and became noisy aud violent that DetectiVe
MUorehed the hotel had 70 he called up ana assis
He aduaily caner but steadily refused to De
controlled by any detective was procured 10 io
low hi.n the Streets " $50 that ne on no one
any injury or come 10 gTler ,eon himself \,
his actions until al arrest seemed Tie onY uihe
feasible lie resisted the officers who arrested Ln but
was secured without doing any harm ana Is NJ presen
confined ia the insane pavilion OF Bellevue hospital he
has shown pleasure his capture while ID c"nfe
aDsOrUed IN his Immediate suff0ululhSs
cepycrsng volpy with the assistants upon electricity
and apparently Obvious Of all else go
The thnx that few months rest Will restore
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